Current Affairs and Gk -August 2013 part-1
Current Affairs and Gk -August 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of August month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating.
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1. Which one of the following states has launched “Ksheera Bhagya” scheme to provide school children 150 ml of milk three times a week?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Punjab
[C]Karnataka
[D]Gujarat
Karnataka
The Karnataka state government has launched the Ksheera Bhagya scheme, under which over 65 lakh schools children across the state will now receive 150 ml of milk three times a week.
2. Which among the following is / are covered under the covered under the Banking Ombudsman scheme?
[A]Only 1 & 2
[B]Only 1 & 3
[C]Only 2 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3
1, 2 & 3
All Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks are covered under the Scheme.
3. Primary Co-operative Banks
[A]Kochi
[B]Belgaum
[C]Madurai
[D]Nellore
Kochi
Pravasi Friend launched its operation in Kochi, Kerala. Pravasi Friend will help NRIs and NRKs to complete a large list of mandatory tasks such as legal services, medical services, spiritual needs and government department services. Under Pravasi Friend, assistance is given in buying, renting out and maintaining their properties, providing property documentation, investigation, home security services, besides securing admissions for their children in schools and colleges in the state.
4. Sendero Luminoso is a guerrilla group operating in which country?
[A]Argentina
[B]Peru
[C]Chile
[D]Brazil
Peru
Communist Party of Peru known as the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) is a Maoist guerilla insurgent organization in Peru.
5. Recently, National Archive of India (NAI) has launched which of the following publications?
[A]e-Abhilekh
[B]e-Suddi
[C]Great India
[D]None of the above
e-Abhilekh
The National Archive of India launched quarterly news bulletin, e-Abhilekh, to promote and project activities and development made in India and abroad in the archival field.
6. The Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which of the following Projects?
[A]Kosi Project
[B]Chambal Project
[C]Damodar Valley Project
[D]Rihand Project
Chambal Project
Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four major dams built on the India’s Chambal River. The dam is located in the Mandasaur district of Madhya Pradesh.
7. Recently, Bangladesh high court has banned which of the following Islamic parties from contesting future polls?
[A]Bangladesh Islami Front
[B]Jamaat-e-Islami
[C]Islamic Unit Front
[D]Islamic Action Society
Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh’s biggest right-wing-party Jamaat-e-Islami was banned from contesting future polls by a court, which cancelled its registration in a landmark ruling, leaving the once most powerful fundamentalist party with an uncertain future.
8. The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), world’s most powerful telescope proposed to be built on___?
[A]Mauna Kea, Hawaii
[B]Mount Everest, Nepal
[C]Chimborazo, Ecuador
[D]Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Mauna Kea, Hawaii
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is a planned ground-based large segmented mirror reflecting telescope, proposed to be built on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The telescope is much larger than existing telescopes and designed for observations from the near ultraviolet to the mid-infrared.
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